The original villagers of Zhuangzi knew that Tian Mingwu was going back to his hometown, and many of them wanted to go back with him to take a look.
Although the home is gone, the ancestors are still there. It would be good to go back to sweep the graves and burn some paper. The world is not good now. If we let them go alone, their safety on the road cannot be guaranteed.
Thinking back to their escape to the capital, they were still frightened. If they had been any less lucky, they would not have been able to reach the capital safely.
Tian Mingwu could understand everyone's homesickness, but he was returning home this time with a mission on his shoulders, and he couldn't go too far. He could only agree to let each family choose a representative to go.
After several families discussed it, they finally decided that Uncle Yonghui would go to his house in person. After all, he was getting older and older, and while he was still in good health, he would go back to take a look. He didn't know if he would have the chance to go back again in the future.
The Dashu family is led by the eldest son, Tian Wang, his father, Xiaofeng's father Tian Qing, and Qiushan's father Tian Chun.
Ever since that day when Tian Mingcai drew his own blood to save Tian Mingwu, Tian Mingwu's attitude towards him has improved a lot. This time when he returned, he even took the initiative to ask someone about it.
Tian Mingcai agreed to go without saying anything. They had been out for two years and it was time to go back and have a look.
Moreover, relocating the graves is a big deal. There are only two brothers in their branch. If Tian Mingwu has something to do, he, as his younger brother, must lend a hand no matter what.
Only Tian Mingcai went back with him, leaving his children with no one to take care of them.
After discussing with Tian An and Tian Mingwu, they decided to bring the children of Tian Mingcai's family to their house. There were many rooms in the house anyway, so it would only be a matter of adding an extra pair of chopsticks.
When Mrs. Du found out, she was so happy that she came to the mansion in person to express her gratitude that day.
She helped out in the shop, and in order to earn more money, she would not go home even during holidays. Throughout the year, she would only go back home during the Chinese New Year when the shop was closed.
If the children came to the general's mansion, she could come and visit them often.
The first day of March was the day Tian Mingwu set for his departure. The night before leaving, Tian Mingwu gave all the money he had saved during this period to Tian An and asked her to use it to buy peach trees.
He also specifically told Tian An that the money to buy peach trees could only be his, and he could buy as many as he could, and Tian An was not allowed to give him any subsidies.
This is the tree he wants to plant for An Wan, and he can't let anyone else do it.
Tian An looked at the silver in front of him and said helplessly, "Dad, this silver is enough to buy as many peach trees as you want. I don't need to pay for it."
"That's good, that's good." Tian Mingwu touched the back of his head awkwardly, looking like a young and naive guy.
At dawn the next day, Tian Mingwu set out with several uncles and aunts who had been prepared. Everyone saw them off out of the city gate before returning.
Originally, Tian An wanted to go with them, but Tian Mingwu didn't let her go.
Firstly, she has to look after the mansion; secondly, Zhao Yiming is about to take an exam and she has to help take care of it; thirdly, Qin Yalan is getting married in May and she cannot be absent.
When he returned home, Tian Mingcai's four children had already been picked up.
Chun Xi arranged rooms for them, took them to familiarize themselves with the mansion, and told them which places they were not allowed to go around in the mansion. Only after she had explained everything clearly did she bring them to Tian An.
Tian Caiping and Tian Caihe are fine, but Tian Zhuang and Tian Kai are in some trouble because they have to study.
They had been studying with Mr. Han at the farm before, but now that they were at the mansion, it was a little inconvenient for a while.
During dinner, Tian An talked about this matter with Mrs. An, her grandmother. Mrs. An waved her hand and helped her solve the problem.
Most large families have clan schools for the enlightenment of their children. As long as Mrs. An gives a greeting to the clan school, Tian An can directly send the two brothers in.
This is good, but Tian An is a little worried about the two brothers' qualifications. They started their education late and had a lot of delays in between. Tian An is afraid that they will not be able to keep up with the other children in the An family.
Seeing this, Zhao Yiming, who was standing by, casually asked two questions to test the two of them.
Although the two of them were slow, they managed to answer the questions anyway.
After getting the answers from the two, Zhao Yiming looked at Tian An and said, "Their aptitude is a little poor, but as long as they study hard, they can barely keep up."
In this way, Tian An had a clear idea in his mind.
Smiling, she pulled Madam An and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you to make arrangements for them."
Old Madam An scratched Tian An's small nose and said unhappily, "You child, you are so polite to your mother-in-law."
After that, she made a generous promise, "If you have any questions in the future, tell your mother-in-law and she will help you."
The two brothers Tian Tian Caihe and Tian Caiping, who were standing by, finally realized after listening for a long time that Tian An was looking for a private school for their two younger brothers!
He was sensible and went forward with his two younger brothers to thank Tian An and Mrs. An.
Old Madam An remembered the sufferings that Tian An and his sister had endured when they were in the Tian family, and she really couldn't like the four children, but she didn't make things difficult for them. She just nodded indifferently.
After solving the enrollment problems of Tian Zhuang and Tian Kai, it was Tian Caihe and Tian Caiping's turn.
Although the two of them don’t have to go to school, we can’t let them do nothing all day!
Tian An then went to find Madam Xiao and asked her to teach them some simple rules.
After they learned the rules, they were thrown into the sewing room to learn embroidery.
The two girls had been exposed to embroidery with Tian An before. Although they didn't learn much, they practiced on their own whenever they had time. Knowing that Tian An would let them learn systematically this time, they were extremely happy and repeatedly assured Tian An that they would study hard.
After the shop closed in the evening, Mrs. Du came to see the children. After learning about the arrangements Tian An had made for them, she thanked Tian An from the bottom of her heart.
After carefully instructing the children to study hard, he went to thank Tian An in person.
Tian An didn't care about Mrs. Du's thanks. She didn't do these things for her thanks.
It was just to repay the favor of Tian Mingcai for donating blood to Tian Mingwu.
After finally sorting out the affairs of the mansion, Tian An finally had some free time and began to inquire about the peach tree.
She was not good at looking after saplings, so she had to ask Uncle Li to help her.
The two of them visited several nurseries together and finally chose the saplings they were satisfied with. After deciding on the quantity and negotiating the price, they paid the deposit and waited for Tian Mingwu to come back so that they could take the saplings back and plant them.
Tian An originally wanted to put the peach tree in the space and plant it for a while, but he couldn't find an opportunity, so he had to give up.
I thought that if it really didn't work, I would dig out some black soil from the space and put some of it in the tree pit when Tian Mingwu planted the tree as fertilizer. This would not only ensure the survival rate of the seedlings, but also allow the seedlings to grow well in the future.
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